# The 23 Best Pokémon TCG Sets Since 2015

> Holo chases, alternate-art hunts and shiny subsets share this list with the sets competitive players actually built decks from. Some boxes vanished from shelves in hours; others sat there for months and aged surprisingly well.

*By YPB Team · Published November 2, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-23-best-pokemon-tcg-sets-since-2015*

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1. **Evolving Skies** — score 1000/1000
   The August 2021 Sword & Shield expansion with Eeveelution V and VMAX cards, including the alternate-art Umbreon VMAX.
2. **Shining Fates** — score 763/1000
   The 2021 special expansion with a Shiny Vault of more than 100 shiny Pokémon.
3. **Paldean Fates** — score 728/1000
   The January 2024 special expansion with more than 100 shiny Pokémon.
4. **Crown Zenith** — score 624/1000
   The January 2023 final Sword & Shield special expansion with a Galarian Gallery subset.
5. **Ascended Heroes** — score 624/1000
   The January 2026 Mega Evolution special expansion, the largest English set at 295 cards.
6. **Fusion Strike** — score 560/1000
   The November 2021 Sword & Shield expansion, which at 284 cards was the largest English set until 2026.
7. **XY Evolutions** — score 485/1000
   The 2016 expansion that revisited Base Set, with many cards using their original 1999 artwork.
8. **Team Up** — score 485/1000
   The 2019 Sun & Moon expansion that introduced TAG TEAM Pokémon-GX cards.
9. **Hidden Fates** — score 485/1000
   The 2019 special expansion with a Shiny Vault of shiny Pokémon and Pokémon-GX.
10. **Scarlet & Violet 151** — score 485/1000
   The September 2023 special expansion featuring the original 151 Pokémon from Kanto.
11. **Lost Origin** — score 485/1000
   The 2022 Sword & Shield expansion built around the Lost Zone, with an alternate-art Giratina V.
12. **Champion's Path** — score 485/1000
   The 2020 Sword & Shield special expansion based on the Galar region's Pokémon League, with a rainbow Charizard VMAX.
13. **Celebrations** — score 485/1000
   The October 2021 25th-anniversary expansion with a Classic Collection of reprinted cards from past sets.
14. **Surging Sparks** — score 397/1000
   The November 2024 Scarlet & Violet expansion headlined by Pikachu ex.
15. **Cosmic Eclipse** — score 397/1000
   The November 2019 final Sun & Moon expansion, with more than 270 cards including full-art Character Rares.
16. **Brilliant Stars** — score 397/1000
   The 2022 Sword & Shield expansion that introduced Pokémon VSTAR and the Trainer Gallery subset.
17. **Obsidian Flames** — score 397/1000
   The August 2023 Scarlet & Violet expansion headlined by a Darkness-type Tera Charizard ex.
18. **Vivid Voltage** — score 0/1000
   The 2020 Sword & Shield expansion that introduced Amazing Rare cards, home to the Pikachu VMAX.
19. **Destined Rivals** — score 0/1000
   The May 2025 Scarlet & Violet expansion built around Trainer's Pokémon, including Team Rocket's Pokémon.
20. **Generations** — score 0/1000
   The 2016 20th-anniversary expansion with a Radiant Collection subset.
21. **Roaring Skies** — score 0/1000
   The 2015 XY expansion headlined by Mega Rayquaza-EX and Shaymin-EX.
22. **Silver Tempest** — score 0/1000
   The 2022 Sword & Shield expansion headlined by Lugia V and Lugia VSTAR.
23. **Prismatic Evolutions** — score 0/1000
   The January 2025 special expansion focused on Eevee and its evolutions as Tera Pokémon ex.

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